Ultrabeat: The Album

Ultrabeat: The Album is the début self-titled album by the British dance act Ultrabeat. It was released on 10 September 2007 (four years after their first single) with All Around the World records. The album was a major chart success in the UK Album Chart as it reached #8 in its first week.

Ultrabeat: The Album
Studio album by
Ultrabeat
Released10 September 2007 (2007-09-10)
Recorded2003–2007
Mick's House, UK
GenreDance
Length49:09 (standard edition)
LabelAll Around the World
ProducerMike Di Scala, Ian Redman (add.), Chris Henry (add.), Darren Styles (add.), Wayne Donnelly (add.)
Ultrabeat chronology
Ultrabeat: The Album
(2007)		 The Weekend Has Landed
(2009)
Australian Album Cover
Australian cover
German Album Cover
German EP cover
Singles from "Ultrabeat: The Album"
  1. "Pretty Green Eyes"
    Released: 4 August 2003
  2. "Feelin' Fine"
    Released: 15 December 2003
  3. "Better than Life"
    Released: 30 August 2004
  4. "Feel It with Me"
    Released: 19 September 2005
  5. "Elysium (I Go Crazy)"
    Released: 24 April 2006
  6. "Sure Feels Good"
    Released: 20 August 2007
  7. "I Wanna Touch You"
    Released: 4 February 2008

Background

The long-anticipated album comes over four years after their first single "Pretty Green Eyes" was released. According to AATW, the album was delayed for so long because Ultrabeat kept producing new tracks and re-changing the album to accommodate the new material, and also going away to places such as Miami and Ibiza delayed the album as well. It was originally, supposed to be called Better than Life: The Album and was meant to be released around the same time as the "Better than Life" single. There was many speculation after this over whether an Ultrabeat album would materialise, until the summer of 2007 when AATW announced on their website that it was getting released in September 2007, and would include all their hits and more. Some of the tracks that never made it on to the album were songs called "Stay with Me", and Re-Con songs "Free Again" and "Let It Show".

Release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

When the album was released, it charted at #8 in its first week and stayed in the Top 20 for a further three weeks, and the release of the album coincided with Ultrabeat supporting Cascada on their tour of the UK. The Album was released in Australia on 8 December 2007, with Central Station records, and in the UK, "I Wanna Touch You" was the next single released after the album, which came out at the start of 2008.

Track listing
Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"Mike Di Scala, Chris Henry0:20
2."Pretty Green Eyes"Paul Hobbs, Darren Mew, Leon Van Brown3:18
3."Sure Feels Good" (vs. Darren Styles)Di Scala, Mew3:21
4."Feelin' Fine"Mew2:59
5."Elysium (I Go Crazy)" (vs. Scott Brown)Scott Brown, Di Scala, Henry3:08
6."Better Than Life"Di Scala, Paul Smith Jnr4:12
7."Paradise & Dreams" (vs. Darren Styles)Hobbs, Mew, Van Brown3:46
8."I'm Not in Love"Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart3:48
9."This Love's for Real"Di Scala, Henry3:35
10."I Wanna Touch You"Di Scala, Henry, Lee Squires3:06
11."Right Here Right Now"Di Scala3:28
12."I Want Your Love (Frankie's Lead)"Hobbs, Mew3:11
13."1000 Kisses"Di Scala, Wayne Donnelly3:49
14."Feel It with Me"Stompy, Supreme, UFO3:15
15."Goodbye"Di Scala, Henry3:53
Total length:49:09
iTunes bonus track (UK)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Pacific Sun"Mew, Hobbs, Van Brown5:11
Total length:54:20
Ultrabeat: The Album EP (Germany): Digital download version
No.TitleLength
1."Sure Feels Good" (radio mix)3:31
2."Sure Feels Good" (original mix)6:49
3."Sure Feels Good" (Manox radio remix)3:41
4."Sure Feels Good" (Manox remix)6:00
5."I Wanna Touch You" (radio mix)3:06
6."I Wanna Touch You" (original mix)5:11
7."Pretty Green Eyes" (radio mix)3:21
8."Pretty Green Eyes" (original mix)6:51
Ultrabeat: The Album EP (Germany): 12-inch version
No.TitleLength
1."Sure Feels Good" (original mix)6:49
2."Sure Feels Good" (Manox remix)6:00
3."I Wanna Touch You" (original mix)5:11
4."Pretty Green Eyes" (original mix)6:51

Personnel
Ultrabeat
  • Mike Di Scala – producer, vocals
  • Ian Redman – additional producer
  • Chris Henry – additional producer
Production
  • Darren Styles – additional producer (on tracks 3 & 7)
  • Wayne Donnelly – additional producer (on track 13)
Additional musicians
  • Rebecca Rudd – vocals (on tracks 3, 5, 7 & 10)
  • Darren Styles – keyboards (on tracks 3 & 7)
Other personnel
  • Universal – distribution
  • Absolute – marketing

Chart performance
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[2] 51
UK Albums Chart[3] 8

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 10 September 2007 (2007-09-10) All Around the World CD GLOBE CD 46
Ireland
Australia 8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) Central Station CSR CD 5486
New Zealand
Germany 2 June 2008 (2008-06-02) Zooland 12" EP ZOO 039
Austria
Switzerland

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1208214
  2. "Ultrabeat - The Album". acharts.us
  3. "Ultrabeat". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company.
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